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Kevin Bacon (‘Footloose’, ‘Apollo 13’, etc.) inspired as a singer and guitarist with soul-rock-folk-mix he is famous as an actor from films as footloose (thk) international”, flatliners, JFK crime scene of Dallas”a matter of honor “, Apollo 13″, Mystic River”or frost/Nixon”: Kevin Bacon. Starbucks in New York understood the implications. Their compatriot know and appreciate many Americans but also as a versatile professional in a completely different genre: the musical! As a singer/guitarist and composer/lyricist, the Golden Globe winner forms together with his oldest brother Michael, a successful film and television composers, the bacon brothers. The pair, who is touring with the Quartet in may by Germany, has released five studio albums since 1997. Now, a CD of the group appears for the first time in this country. “New year’s day” (release date: May 21, 2010, label: hypertension music, distribution: soul food) includes a melodic mix of folk, rock and pop with echoes of the soul in her hometown of Philadelphia.

Have played the two to her current album with a top-notch band, whose line-up the guitarist IRA Siegel (Steve Winwood, Whitney Houston, Cher), bass/vocalist Paul Guzzone, Keyboarder Charles Giordano (Bruce Springsteen the Street band) and drummer Frank Vilardi (Suzanne Vega, Curtis Stigers, Rod Stewart) include. Eleven songs in a multifaceted, sometimes semi acoustic sound with descriptive texts have been out. The result differs from the works”that actor, the mine, they should try once as instrumentalists/vocalists. Here, however, is skillfully and plays with much heart and that for more than one and a half decades. Best conditions for Kevin Bacon to make a name outside of the United States in a very different role than the well-known actor/director/producer: the lanky dark-haired embodies the talented singer-songwriter (* 8.7.1958) is not only highly professional with the distinctive facial features, but also absolute convincing. I get like risks”, stresses Kevin Bacon.

It is finally highly risky to be a well known actor and then to join a rock band.” This problem is also the renowned US magazine the New Yorker, attests the bacon brothers, however, that they easily shake off the burden of Fame since her straightforward, down-to-Earth sound for talking and convinced all along the line!” “The album artist: the bacon Brothers featuring Kevin & Michael Bacon CD title: new year’s day” label: hypertension music 10273 sales: Soulfood music distribution format: single CD release-album: 21.